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EU extends 15% gas reduction plan until March 2024

Gas savings have become a powerful tool to fend off the worst effects of the energy crisis.

Europe Decoded

Nuclear-made hydrogen sets the stage for the next EU fight

Member states are split on whether nuclear-made hydrogen should count towards the European Union's renewable energy goals.

Europe News

Russian gas transiting through Ukraine to reach EU countries: Naftogaz

Ukraine hopes to be able to boost domestic production of gas to completely severe the EU's dependence on Russian imports.

Health news

Cocaine use in Europe: How do EU countries compare?

The production of cocaine is no longer an offshore affair. With the increased availability of the drug in the EU, what does it mean for consumption?

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World News

Euroviews. The EU's home affairs chief wants to read your private messages

A new EU regulation could undermine the trust we have in secure and confidential processes like sending work emails, communicating with our doctors, and even governments, Ella Jakubowska writes.

Europe News

EU agrees to exempt e-fuels from 2035 ban on combustion-engine cars

The exemption was included at the behest of Germany, which mounted a last-minute campaign to spare e-fuels from the 2035 ban.

World News

How does Frontex get away with 'plain murder'?

Evidence has amassed in recent years that Frontex has violated human rights at Europe’s borders – but the border agency is surprisingly hard to hold to account.

World News

Euroviews. Europe’s raw materials rush does not justify hiding lithium's dangers

A scientifically-backed proposal to classify three lithium salts as toxic to reproduction under Europe’s hazard system is at a dead end, and business -- including potential harm to workers handling lithium salts -- continues as usual, Natacha Cingotti writes.

Europe News

Italy and Poland oppose e-fuels deal struck by Brussels and Berlin

The regulation on CO2 standards will be put to a final vote on Tuesday during a meeting of energy ministers.

Food and Drink

EU Investigation uncovers major honey fraud in European markets

Nearly half of the honey imported into the European Union is suspected of being fake, according to an EU probe.

Croatia

Croatia lifts air borders for Schengen zone countries

Travellers flying between Croatia and other Schengen zone countries will no longer have to go through border controls, marking the final step after the Balkan country officially joined the world's largest free travel area on 1 January.

World News

Germany, EU reach agreement in combustion engine row

Berlin and the EU have reached an agreement in their dispute over the future of cars with combustion engines.

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? Putin-Xi's bromance & the EU's banking environment

Tune in for the latest from Brussels.

Hungary

Euroviews. Viktor Orbán has used the war in Ukraine to advance his own interests

Viktor Orbán’s critics often portray him as a Kremlin pawn. The reality is more complex: Orbán always pursues his own political game, Zsuzsanna Szelényi writes.

United Kingdom

Sunak's Brexit deal clears Commons vote despite Tory revolt

The House of Commons voted 515-29 to back a key portion of The Windsor Framework, designed to resolve a trade dispute between the UK and Northern Ireland.

Earth News

These countries are pushing back on the EU's petrol and diesel car ban

An alliance of countries is looking to water down new legislation over worries it could harm consumers and the European car industry.

Bulgaria

Arms exports to Ukraine from Bulgaria on hold until after elections

Bulgaria’s president Rumen Radev has put arms supplies to Ukraine on ice until after his country’s parliamentary elections on April 2. He urged parties contesting the election to spell out their stance on the collective EU arms supply strategy.

Montenegro

Đukanović v Milatović: the race to become Montenegro's president

Election pollsters in Montenegro are predicting the incumbent president Milo Đukanović, who has led the country in various posts for three decades, could be swept aside by Europe Now candidate Jakov Milatović.

Ukraine

What would actually happen if Ukraine joined the EU?

Ukrainian membership would have serious - and profound - implications for the bloc.

Europe Decoded

Winter is gone. But can we really say Europe's energy crisis is over?

Against all odds, Europe managed to fend off the worst-case scenario of the energy crisis, mainly thanks to savings and weather events.

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